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It is not easy to design cheat-proof playing cards, if possible at all. Most card manufacturers do not even try. Cheaters, however, are aware of the back design as a security device. With certain back designs, it is more difficult to bottom- or second-deal unde-tected than with other designs. Some backs are easier to mark than others.
For bottom or second-dealing, the ideal deck would be one with a solid-color back. With such a deck it would be hard for the other players to tell whether the top card is sliding forward and off the deck (as it should in a legal deal) or staying on top (as in a bottom or second-deal).
None of the readily available brands of cards has a solid-color back. In practice, bottom-dealers favor brands with small, regular patterns patterns that are just a blur of color in a brisk deal. Diamond-pattern Bee (back no.67) and Club Reno are examples.
A white margin ruins a deck for bottom-dealing. As the bottom (or second) card is drawn out, the other players see its white mar-gin, then part of its back pattern, then the top card's white mar-gin, and then the top card's back pattern. This is different from what they see when the top card is drawn off fairly. So decks such as Aviator and Bicycle are relatively cheat-proof as far as bottom-dealing is concerned.
Likewise, any conspicuous, localized design works against bottom-dealing. A prominent design acts as a landmark to help players judge whether the top card is removed. It's best if the de-sign is a different color, such as the logos on some airline and pro-motional decks. Many Las Vegas casinos use custom Bee decks overprinted with thehotel logos.
Gambling lore favors a United Airlines giveaway deck as the most cheat-proof. Flight attendants offer the deck (in first class) or supply it if you know enough to ask for it (in coach). Although manufactured by the U.S. Playing Card Company, the deck is in some ways more secure than that company's popular retail decks. The back design is a solid color except for two United Airlines logos. The white logos make it relatively easy to spot bottom-dealing. The simplicity of the back design makes it nearly impos-sible to mark the deck. Many other airline decks are equally good.
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The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for protecting digital content from unauthorized use, and particularly to systems and methods for solving the "birthday problem" in watermarked digital videos.
There is an increasing use of global distribution systems such as the Internet for distribution of digital assets including music, film, computer programs, photographs, games and other content. There is also a concurrent increase in the unauthorized copying, or pirating, of digital content causing considerable economic losses to content providers. Effective countermeasures are important to the viability of businesses engaged in the distribution of digital media.
Many types of countermeasures have been developed to prevent or deter the creation and distribution of unauthorized copies of digital media. Some countermeasures, such as encryption, are directed at preventing pirating in the first place, while others try to locate the source of the unauthorized copies. For example, technologies such as digital watermarking and traitor tracing are directed to finding the sources of unauthorized copies. Digital watermarking involves the addition of a unique mark on each copy of distributed digital content. If an unauthorized copy of the watermarked content is found the watermark may be used to identify the pirate.
In general, a digital watermark may be a pseudo-noise pattern representing the identity of the user, which is superimposed on the content to be distributed. Later, when an unauthorized copy is found, the presence of a particular watermark pattern should reveal the identity of the traitor who has compromised the content.
In addition to using watermarks to determine the source of pirated content, watermarks can also be used to prevent the use of unauthorized content. For example, current watermarking technologies, such as the DVD audio format, and the new blue-laser HD video DVD format, use audio watermarks for copy control purposes. A studio may put an inaudible watermark in the soundtrack of the movie when they release the movie as an authorized DVD. A player, if it detects the watermark in the soundtrack of an unauthorized format (for example, an in-the-clear movie masquerading as a home video DVD), it stops playing.
This technique is very valuable to reduce commercial piracy of movies. However, there is the possibility of a potential consumer problem, illustrated by the following example, referred to as the "birthday party problem", or simply "birthday problem". Assume that a consumer is making a home video of a child's birthday party. It happens that the children are also watching a movie on the TV, while they are being filmed. The soundtrack from the movie will be inadvertently recorded along with the normal audio from the party. This movie soundtrack may have an audio watermark embedded into it. Later, when the movie of the birthday party is played, the player may detect the watermark from the movie soundtrack and, thinking it is a pirate disc, stop playback of the home video.
Heretofore, one technique used to mitigate this problem is to reduce the sensitivity of the watermark detector, in terms of the length of the period of detection that must be observed before action is taken. For example, the player might be required to detect the signal continuously for ten minutes before stopping play. This is not a totally satisfactory solution, however, because innocent home videos could still hit the ten minute limit. Furthermore, pirates may work to reduce the watermark signal in their pirate videos, and might be able to make the watermark signal intermittent enough to avoid the relaxed detection criteria.
Accordingly, there is a need for systems and methods for solving the "birthday" problem with watermarked content. There is also a need for such systems and methods which can solve the birthday problem, are effective in virtually every case, do not make it easier for pirates to circumvent the watermarks, and have a low probability of error.
To overcome the limitations in the prior art briefly described above, the present invention provides a method, computer program product, and system for solving the "birthday problem" in watermarked videos.
In one embodiment of the present invention a method for authenticating a video file containing a watermark comprises: embedding a signed digital certificate in a video file; reading the video file in a video player; verifying the signed digital certificate in the video player; and instructing the video player to not check for the watermark in the video file if the signed digital certificate is verified.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a system for modifying video to facilitate playing the video on a player, wherein the disc contains a watermark, wherein the system comprises: authorizing center for processing the video received from a consumer; analyzer for determining if the video is legitimate; digital certificate generator for generating a digital certificate uniquely associated with the video; and embedder for embedding the digital certificate into the video disc, the digital certificate causing a video player to play the video without checking for the watermark.
In a further embodiment of the present invention a method for modifying a disc to facilitate playing a video on the disc, wherein the disc contains a watermark, wherein the method comprises: receiving a disc from a consumer; analyzing the disc to determine if the disc is legitimate; generating a digital certificate uniquely associated with the disc and with the video; embedding the digital certificate into the disc, the digital certificate causing a video player to play the video without checking for the watermark.
In an additional embodiment of the present invention, in an article of manufacture for use in a computer system tangibly embodying computer instructions executable by the computer system to perform process steps for authenticating a video file containing a watermark, the process steps comprises: embedding a signed digital certificate in a video file; reading the video file in a video player; verifying the signed digital certificate in the video player; and instructing the video player to not check for the watermark in the video file if the signed digital certificate is verified.
Various advantages and features of novelty, which characterize the present invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and form a part hereof. However, for a better understanding of the invention and its advantages, reference should be make to the accompanying descriptive matter together with the corresponding drawings which form a further part hereof, in which there is described and illustrated specific examples in accordance with the present invention.
The present invention is described in conjunction with the appended drawings, where like reference numbers denote the same element throughout the set of drawings:
The present invention overcomes the problems associated with the prior art by teaching a system, computer program product, and method for solving the "birthday problem" with watermarked digital content. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will recognize, however, that the teachings contained herein may be applied to other embodiments and that the present invention may be practiced apart from these specific details. Accordingly, the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described and claimed herein. The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the present invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements.
The various elements and embodiments of invention can take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment containing both hardware and software elements. Elements of the invention that are implemented in software, may include but are not limited to firmware, resident software, microcode, etc.
Furthermore, the invention can take the form of a computer program product accessible from a computer-usable or computer-readable medium providing program code for use by or in connection with a computer or any instruction execution system. For the purposes of this description, a computer-usable or computer readable medium can be any apparatus that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
The medium can be an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system (or apparatus or device) or a propagation medium. Examples of a computer-readable medium include a semiconductor or solid state memory, magnetic tape, a removable computer diskette, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), a rigid magnetic disk and an optical disk. Current examples of optical disks include compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM), compact disk-read/write (CD-R/W) and DVD.
A data processing system suitable for storing and/or executing program code will include at least one processor coupled directly or indirectly to memory elements through a system bus. The memory elements can include local memory employed during actual execution of the program code, bulk storage, and cache memories which provide temporary storage of at least some program code in order to reduce the number of times code must be retrieved from bulk storage during execution.
Input/output or I/O devices (including but not limited to keyboards, displays, pointing devices, etc.) can be coupled to the system either directly or through intervening I/O controllers. Network adapters may also be coupled to the system to enable the data processing system to become coupled to other data processing systems or remote printers or storage devices through intervening private or public networks. Modems, cable modem and Ethernet cards are just a few of the currently available types of network adapters.
Although the present invention is described in a particular hardware embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize and appreciate that this is meant to be illustrative and not restrictive of the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art will further appreciate that a wide range of computers and computing system configurations can be used to support the methods of the present invention, including, for example, configurations encompassing multiple systems, the internet, and distributed networks. Accordingly, the teachings contained herein should be viewed as highly "scalable", meaning that they are adaptable to implementation on one, or several thousand, computer systems.
The present invention generally places a signed digital certificate on a problematic home video disc that instructs the player to stop checking for the watermark. In particular, if a consumer has a home video that won't play because of the aforementioned "birthday problem", he/she can mail it away to an authorizing center which will place the certificate on the disc and mail it back. The video now should play, because it contains a signed digital certificate that instructs the player to stop checking for the watermark and, hence, play the disc. This authorization can be done with an online process, as well.
The certificate comprises at least three things: a hash of the actual video, the unique ID of the disc, and a digital signature of these first two things signed by the authorizing center. A player must verify that signature using the known public key of the authorizing center, verify that the ID corresponds to the disc it has been asked to play, and verify that the hash of the video it is playing corresponds to the hash in the certificate. Only if these verifications succeed, is watermark detection disabled.
If the disc analyzer 104 determines that the disc and the submitter are legitimate, a hash and ID generator 106 will generate a hash of the video and an identification number, which is uniquely associated with the disc. In an alternative embodiment, where the video is received as an electronic file over a network instead of on a disc, the identification number may be uniquely associated with the electronic video file. A certificate generator 108 then will create a signed digital certificate and a signed certificate embedder 112 will embed the signed digital certificate, containing the identification number and the hash, into the electronic file. A new disc containing the modified electronic file may then be returned to the consumer. As described in detail below, this disc should now play on the consumer's video player.
If step 204 determines that the disc and the consumer submitting the disc are legitimate, step 208 will then embed the signed digital certificate, containing the hash and identification number, into the data file. The data file is then stored on the disc, or on a new disc, and returned to the customer in step 210.
A serious concern is that a user may submit a pirate video and attempt to obtain a certificate for it. First of all, since a certificate is valid only for a single disc (because the disc ID is part of the certificate), this attack is self-limiting, and unlikely to become a serious pirate channel. Secondly, the consumer can be asked to identify himself when he asks for a certificate, which acts as an inhibitor on illegal action. Nonetheless, in one embodiment of the present invention, automatic and manual fraud detection logic may be provided to distinguish legitimate home video from pirate video. While other fraud detection approaches may also be used with this invention, several exemplary techniques are described herein and shown in
In more detail,
If a single consumer frequently asks for certificates for different movies, step 308 will determine that the movies are likely to be pirate. The logic here is that few consumers will actually encounter the birthday party problem, so if a single consumer is alleging that it is happening to him frequently, it is likely evidence of fraud.
Step 310 will determine if a single consumer asks for certificates for a large number of copies of a single movie, in which case it is unlikely to be a home video. Step 312 will determine if the watermark is detected throughout the video, and the video is movie length, in which case it is likely that the video is a pirate. Conversely, step 312 will also determine if the length of the video itself and/or the detection period is significantly less than movie length, in which case the movie is very likely innocent. Finally, the authorization center 100 may have someone personally view the movie (or a segment of it) in step 314. A human can quickly tell whether a movie is pirate or a home video inadvertently picking up a movie soundtrack.
Step 316 will sum up the results of all these tests in steps 302-314 and make a determination of whether the video is a pirate or not. If step 316 determines that the video is a pirate, step 318 will take the process to step 206 in
Also, it should be noted that many of the tests in
In another embodiment of the present invention, step 204 in
If the soundtrack is found, step 406 will compare the library soundtrack to the audio in the video. If the video soundtrack contains less than some threshold percentage of the library soundtrack, as determined in step 408, the process 400 will conclude that the video is innocent and move to step 420. Otherwise, the process will move to step 410, which will logically subtract the library soundtrack from the audio. If greater that some predetermined average decibel level of audio energy remains as determined by step 414, the process 400 will conclude the video is innocent and move to step 420.
Otherwise, step 414 will compare the video portion from the library movie to the home video. If the video compares (not bit-for-bit, but using a recognition algorithm that allows some noise), such that some similarity threshold is exceeded, then the process will conclude the home video is pirate and move to step 418. Otherwise, process 400 will conclude the video is innocent and move to step 420.
Once the consumer's problem video passes the pirate detecting tests, the signed digital certificate is added to the video data and the video is returned to the consumer. The consumer may then load the disc into a DVD player, other playback device. As shown in
If step 506 determines that the digital signature is valid, step 508 will then determine if the disc identification number corresponds to the disc it has been asked to play. If not, the player will move to step 514 and will not play the disc. If the identification number does correspond, the process 500 moves to step 510 which determines if the hash of the video it is playing corresponds to the hash in the certificate. If not, the process 500 moves to step 514 and the disc will not play. If the hash does correspond, step 512 will disable watermark detection and the player will play the disc.
It should be noted that the hash verification of video content is already a function present in the current high-definition DVD video players. In these players, there is a level of indirection: the primary hash is actually a hash of a table of subsidiary hashes. These subsidiary hashes are hashes of small segments of video, called hash units, for example, a hash unit might be one half second of video. To reduce the overhead on the player, it is allowed to randomly sample the correctness of a fraction of the hash units rather than checking the entire video. However, all hash techniques are within the scope of the present invention.
Although the embodiments disclosed herein may have been discussed used in the exemplary applications where the digital content is a movie on a DVDs, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the teachings contained herein can be apply to may other kinds of content and systems for managing access to content. References in the claims to an element in the singular is not intended to mean "one and only" unless explicitly so stated, but rather "one or more." All structural and functional equivalents to the elements of the above-described exemplary embodiment that are currently known or later come to be known to those of ordinary skill in the art are intended to be encompassed by the present claims. No claim element herein is to be construed under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. section 112, sixth paragraph, unless the element is expressly recited using the phrase "means for" or "step for."
While the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail, it will be understood that modifications and adaptations to the embodiments shown may occur to one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the following claims. Thus, the scope of this invention is to be construed according to the appended claims and not limited by the specific details disclosed in the exemplary embodiments.
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|382/100, 382/235, 713/176
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|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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Telegram has released Telegram Bot API 2.0 which features new inline keyboards, on-the-fly message editing, and more. Inline bots have also been upgraded and can now send documents, contacts, locations, videos, MP3s, stickers, animations, and other types of content available in Telegram.
Fortytwo Announces Launch of Voice API
Building on Fortytwo's expertise in the A2P messaging arena, Fortytwo's Voice API enables clients to deliver messages to a customers' mobile phone or landline with a pre-recorded audio file or by using Text-To-Speech which converts messages into a male or female voice in up to fifteen languages.
Microsoft Launches Bot Framework, Cognitive Services, and Skype Bots
Microsoft has made a number of important announcements throughout the first two days of the Microsoft Build Conference including the launch of the Microsoft Bot Framework (preview), the launch of Microsoft Cognitive Services (preview), and the addition of Cortana and chatbots to Skype.
Amazon Adds New Improvements to Alexa Voice Service
New improvements have been added to the Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) including voice or button-activated volume and media control, voice-activated timers and alarms, updated APIs, server-initiated message capabilities, and Alexa App enhancements including iOS and Android support.
Google to Offer Speech-to-Text API
Google wants to see more voice-enabled apps and the search giant took a big step in order to help make that become a reality. Today Google offered its Cloud Speech API to developers, who can add transcription, dictation, and spoken command features to their own apps. The API is initially free.
Daily API RoundUp: NASA, MapFruition, Hedgeable, ProPublica Campaign Finance
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Mergers and acquisitions have been on a tear, and judging by the $1.1 trillion of cash and short-term investments held by nonfinancial companies in the Standard & Poor's 500, the beat is likely to go on.
About two-thirds of this money is in information technology, industrials, and health care, according to S&P Capital IQ. Indeed, of the $185.3 billion in deals announced so far this year through Feb. 14, IT accounted for $33.4 billion, close behind consumer staples, at $33.8 billion. Consumer discretionary led the pack, at $52.5 billion, while health care contributed $9.0 billion, and industrials, $5.6 billion.
Cash-Rich: Companies that are sitting on $1.1 trillion of cash piles are starting to use it to make the most deals since 2005. William Waitzman for Barron's
Just $58.1 billion of deals were announced in the corresponding year-earlier stretch.
In fact, this year's early M&A pace is the most torrid since 2005, before the financial crisis. And the surge is far from over. "Companies are looking to buy growth," observes Richard Peterson, an S&P Capital IQ director. He says that at least a dozen $1 billion-plus transactions have been announced already in 2013. Among them: The $23.3 billion buyout of H.J. Heinz (ticker: HNZ) by Warren Buffett and 3G Capital, and Comcast's CMCSA -0.08833922261484099% Comcast Corp. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD67.86 -0.06 -0.08833922261484099% /Date(1469739600370-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8664807 AFTER HOURS USD67.8 -0.0600000000000023 -0.08841732979664015% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 179338 P/E Ratio 20.62613981762918 Market Cap 164855103833.798 Dividend Yield 1.6209843796050694% Rev. per Employee 496556 More quote details and news » (CMCSA) $16.7 billion deal for 49% of NBCUniversal. And Dell's (DELL) $24.4 billion plan to take itself private is also swelling the numbers.
"There are a lot of private-equity dollars sloshing around," says Joe Steger, head of global tech M&A at Ernst & Young. If favorable trends continue in leverage, "it should help give people a reason to do deals."
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Monday 18
Presidents Day is celebrated in the U.S. All markets are closed. Canada's markets are closed for Family Day.
Traders Expo is held in New York.
Tuesday 19
Home builders post February survey.
UPS ups -0.06433823529411764% United Parcel Service Inc. Cl B U.S.: NYSE USD108.73 -0.07 -0.06433823529411764% /Date(1469739650933-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4396989 AFTER HOURS USD110.34 1.61999999999999 1.4807320886599835% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 84728 P/E Ratio 19.805100182149364 Market Cap 96034374092.6166 Dividend Yield 2.869493240136117% Rev. per Employee 131676 More quote details and news » holds the first of a series of investor meetings. Perry Ellis pery -0.4174397031539889% Perry Ellis International Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD21.47 -0.09 -0.4174397031539889% /Date(1469739600388-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 33015 AFTER HOURS USD21.47 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 348 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 335624520.075302 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 331257 More quote details and news » hosts its annual investor breakfast in Las Vegas. Cardinal Health CAH -0.9359251259899208% Cardinal Health Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD82.56 -0.78 -0.9359251259899208% /Date(1469739781586-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3292654 AFTER HOURS USD82.56 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 19074 P/E Ratio 19.72335698416111 Market Cap 27153421110.2966 Dividend Yield 2.174903100775194% Rev. per Employee 3411850 More quote details and news » meets investors at its Dublin, Ohio, headquarters.
Spain auctions T-bills.
The Bank of Japan releases minutes of its meeting in January.
American Electric Power AEP 0.08713331397037467% American Electric Power Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD68.92 0.06 0.08713331397037467% /Date(1469739619704-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2380645 AFTER HOURS USD68.9 -0.019999999999996 -0.02901915264074289% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 260569 P/E Ratio 20.291476519947004 Market Cap 33831812672.9205 Dividend Yield 3.250145095763204% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » conducts investor meetings in Japan.
The Japanese finance and economic ministers hold a news conference.
Wednesday 20
Minutes of the FOMC's January meeting could hold some clues to when, and why, the Fed might decide to scale back quantitative easing, says LPL Investment Strategist John Canally. If, for example, the Fed says that most members agree there should be targets on QE, bond yields could rise.
Devon Energy and Fluor FLR -0.500277932184547% Fluor Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD53.7 -0.27 -0.500277932184547% /Date(1469739832172-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 909160 AFTER HOURS USD53.7 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1265 P/E Ratio 21.058823529411764 Market Cap 7514243039.37377 Dividend Yield 1.5642458100558658% Rev. per Employee 464144 More quote details and news » post results.
Toll Brothers TOL -0.41855598186257414% Toll Brothers Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD28.55 -0.12 -0.41855598186257414% /Date(1469739724552-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1734643 AFTER HOURS USD28.55 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4062 P/E Ratio 13.792270531400966 Market Cap 4754718889.14818 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1156240 More quote details and news » holds a conference call, after reporting quarterly results.
Housing starts for January are issued.
Genpact g 0.29806259314456035% Genpact Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD26.92 0.08 0.29806259314456035% /Date(1469739720842-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 953284 AFTER HOURS USD27.15 0.229999999999997 0.8543833580980683% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 100 P/E Ratio 23.20689655172414 Market Cap 5650356946.79565 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 34349.2 More quote details and news » and Triumph Group tgi -23.8616128211651% Triumph Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD29.93 -9.38 -23.8616128211651% /Date(1469739724626-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5575881 AFTER HOURS USD30.15 0.219999999999999 0.7350484463748747% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4005 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1946670574.40781 Dividend Yield 0.5345806882726362% Rev. per Employee 257068 More quote details and news » hold meetings with analysts and investors.
Akzo Nobel gives a strategy-update presentation after posting results.
Thursday 21
Weekly jobless claims may be tricky because the recent blizzard may have suppressed the previous week's tally, says MFR's Joshua Shapiro.
A roster of Fed presidents speaks. James Bullard of St. Louis and John Williams of San Francisco are in New York, while Richard Fisher of Dallas talks about Why the Texas Economy Outperforms the Nation, in Dallas.
ReachLocal rloc -0.43478260869565216% ReachLocal Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD4.58 -0.02 -0.43478260869565216% /Date(1469739600435-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12261 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 138446197.69125 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 278265 More quote details and news » and WGL Holdings WGL 0.41111426141196483% WGL Holdings Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD70.83 0.29 0.41111426141196483% /Date(1469739721425-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 125140 AFTER HOURS USD70.83 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 22.27358490566038 Market Cap 3550842654.34693 Dividend Yield 2.753070732740364% Rev. per Employee 1538090 More quote details and news » meet with analysts and investors.
Wal-Mart Stores WMT -0.10911074740861974% Wal-Mart Stores Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD73.24 -0.08 -0.10911074740861974% /Date(1469739775386-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4534976 AFTER HOURS USD73.28 0.0400000000000062 0.054614964500273075% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.20353982300885 Market Cap 228512555084.031 Dividend Yield 2.7307482250136537% Rev. per Employee 210090 More quote details and news » posts results.
A heavy day for economic indicators, including consumer prices, existing home sales, and leading indicators for January. The Philly Fed manufacturing index for February is also reported.
Friday 22
Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo speaks about international cooperation in financial rules at a Cornell Symposium.
The European Commission issues interim economic forecasts.
Fed Governor Jerome Powell and Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren participate in discussing a report, Fiscal Crises and the Role of Monetary Policy, at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
Rock-Tenn Shared Services and InnerWorkings INWK 0.35046728971962615% InnerWorkings Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD8.59 0.03 0.35046728971962615% /Date(1469739600229-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 100504 AFTER HOURS USD8.59 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 465099059.664688 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 661457 More quote details and news » meet with investors.
3D Systems ddd -0.9811320754716981% 3D Systems Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD13.12 -0.13 -0.9811320754716981% /Date(1469739837448-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2230610 AFTER HOURS USD13.12 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1484582983.01697 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 264043 More quote details and news » splits 3-for-2 at the close.
Commissioners and the SEC chairman participate in SEC Speaks.
Sunday 24
James Rickards, author of Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis, headlines the Gold Stock Analyst Newsletter Group's annual investor day in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The Academy Awards are bestowed in Los Angeles.
Elections begin in Italy. Support for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has surged after his promise to cut taxes.
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OLATHE, Kan. -- The Chiefs' Larry Johnson must perform
community service and attend anger-management courses for
prosecutors to drop charges he threatened a former girlfriend with
a gun.
Johnson County District Attorney Paul Morrison said Thursday the
running back also must stay out of trouble for two years.
"We try to look at the case on its merits without looking at
who did it," Morrison said. "While we certainly don't want to
give professional athletes a break we wouldn't give someone else,
we don't want to treat them harder."
Johnson was charged last December with aggravated assault and
misdemeanor domestic battery after fighting with a former
girlfriend. The charges will be dismissed if he completes the
program, which includes 120 hours of community service.
Johnson, who played at Penn State, was Kansas City's first-round
draft choice last year but played sparingly.
"We are grateful for the granting of Larry's diversion; he is a
great young man and he'll make the best of it," said Johnson's
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Overall: After recently spicing up its top-selling mid-size sedan, Toyota follows through with technical upgrades for 2016.
Drivetrain: Camry's four-cylinder and V6 engines return unaltered, as does the Hybrid's gasoline-electric power team.
Despite being one of the pack leaders in the mid-size sedan category for years, Toyota isn't sitting still with the Camry. Being on top doesn't automatically guarantee success with the Honda Accord, Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion and several other mid-size marques chasing your tailpipe. For the 2015 model year, to appeal to new and existing buyers alike, Toyota sharpened the Camry's claws in one of the brand's more dramatic adjustments. The most obvious change was the dramatically different front end where a new spindle-style grille/air intake had been installed. There are better gauges, a reshaped control panel and recovered seats with nicer-quality fabrics. One neat feature is an available wireless charging system located in a bin ahead of the shifter that will energize your smart phone or similar electronic device without having to plug it in. Back fo again are the three power teams that are proven stalwarts and remain competitive against the rest of the field. The base 2.5-liter four-cylinder is the primary workhorse for the majority of Camrys and provides 178 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque. The carryover Camry Hybrid drivetrain consists of a 156-horsepower 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine linked to a 105-kilowatt (141 horsepower) electric motor for a net system output of 200 horsepower and 199 pound-feet. The Hybrid earns a rating of 39 mpg in the city and 41 mpg on the highway; numbers that are attainable only if you keep a light touch on the gas pedal. Both gasoline engines are mated to six-speed automatic transmissions, while the Hybrid employs a continuously variable unit (CVT). The base Camry LE arrives with most of the expected content, but stepping up to the XSE and XLE will really make a difference with added sport and luxury content, including a power moonroof, acoustic noise-reducing windshield, push-button start and a premium audio package that's combined with a navigation system. For 2016, all Camrys get upgraded Entune multimedia systems, including the XLE and XSE now sporting seven-inch screens instead of 6.1. Also, there's a new special edition that includes smoked taillights and 18-inch wheels outside, and a moonroof, blue contrast stitching, integrated navigation and more inside.


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Sustrans has begun a new project aimed mainly at promoting cycling among refugees and asylum seekers. The Well on Wheels project is open to the whole community in south Belfast, which includes many refugees and asylum seekers who live in the area.
A small Armagh Primary school has come first in Northern Ireland and pedalled its way to an impressive second place in the whole of the UK in this year's Big Pedal competition.


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Kate Upton gives birthday suit a whole new meaning.
Happy 23rd birthday, Kate Upton!
When you have a body like Kate Upton, being naked all the time comes naturally.
The 22-year-old model is known for her nude and semi-nude photo shoots, which kicked off with a her sexy Sports Illustrated cover in 2012. Now that SI has chosen a new model for this year's spread, it doesn't…
Model Kate Upton enjoyed a date night with her Detroit Tigers pitcher boyfriend Justin Verlander in New York City last night (November 12, 2014).
The couple attended a New York Knicks basketball game and they ended up sitting next to Taylor Swift, Amanda Seyfried and her boyfriend Justin Long.
Wind is not Kate Upton's friend.
The supermodel had a couple of wardrobe malfunctions during a photo shoot at a private residence in Miami, Florida on Saturday (November 1, 2014).
All good things must come to and end, and Battle of the Bikini Bodies is no different. First you voted for your favorite Models & Wildcards, Pop Vixens, and Kardashians. Then we presented our finalists — Kate Upton, Rihanna, and Kendall Jenner — and you've been voting all week. Now it is time for us…
Soon to be movie star Kate Upton and her boyfriend Justin Verlander enjoyed a stroll through Beverly Hills yesterday (April 10, 2014).
The pair clutched cups of coffee and flashed smiles as the they walked hand in hand while doing a little window shopping.
See, Kate Upton is just like you and me when it comes to the adage "old habits die hard."
The 21-year-old cover girl is mending her broken heart from her not-so-surprising split from Maksim Chmerkovskiy in only the best way a normal girl from Michigan knows how.
…By rebounding with her other…
Before America's Most Famous Boobs became famous, they were just Some Random Midwestern Boobs Only Some People Have Seen.
These photos of Kate Upton, culled from family members' various Facebooks, show a silly (and still sexy) Kate cutting loose.
Come on, there's a reason why she is 2013's Model of the Year.
Just when you thought Kate Upton couldn't possibly get any hotter, more photos of her, well, her hotness has surfaced. Shot by photographer James Weber, the two-time Sports Illustrated cover gal is oozing with sex appeal in the sexy portraits.
Two worlds are colliding.
Sports Illustrated model Chrissy Teigen recently designed a whole line of bridal swimwear (yes, that's apparently a thing), so naturally only another SI vixen is skilled enough to model her bikinis. Enter Kate Upton.
The two-time cover girl graces Beach Bunny's latest ad campaign decked out in…
Kate Upton is enjoying her moment in the high-fashion sun.
The 21-year-old model is gracing yet another Vogue cover — this time for Brazil's edition of the mag.
The blonde bombshell sports a slightly more demure look than usual for the cover shot, but she's still flaunting off her signature curves.
Shh. You hear that? It's the sound of straight men everywhere rejoicing as actual footage of Sports Illustrated cover girl Kate Upton exposing her bare breasts has (finally) surfaced.
Obtained by TMZ, the video shows the buxom blonde undressing during a recent photo shoot. In the clip, Upton is seen on a horse's back…
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It's all in a day's work.
Kate Upton slipped into — surprise, surprise — a white-hot bikini Tuesday to film a beach scene with co-star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau for their upcoming movie, The Other Woman.
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Kate Upton can finally drink legally, though she's always been a tall drink of water in our books since breaking out as Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl in 2012.
Aside from posing in skimpy bikinis, the fashion model has never been shy about stripping down for the camera, posing nude in publications…
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With her lacy bra peaking out from under a low-cut tank, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model let her cover-worthy cleavage fly free…
She'll stick to Sports Illustrated, thanks.
Kate Upton, who graced the publication's Swimsuit Issue for the second consecutive time this year, is reportedly fuming over the fact that lingerie powerhouse Victoria's Secret has decided to use an old modeling photo of her in their latest catalogue.
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ABC Company — Sometown, NJ, 2007 to present
Systems Administrator (2009 to present)
Systems/Network Consultant (2007 to 2009)
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In late September of last year, Microsoft released the newest version of its smartphone OS, 7.5 codenamed Mango. Mango brought some great changes that made it more competitive with the larger mobile operating systems. One of the major changes was made to Marketplace, the portal users download apps and updates.
Microsoft has announced that users who are using a Windows Phone with an OS older than version 7.5 won't be able to download, buy or update apps from their app store, Marketplace. It will still be available on older versions, but will be more or less useless. If you want to utilize Marketplace, you'll have to update your OS.
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If you're not too sure what version you have:
1. From the Home Screen (Start), swipe left to Apps.
2. Press Settings, About followed by More info.
If you find your phone is running version 7.0 or earlier, you can update it by plugging your phone into your computer using a USB cord. You'll need the Zune software for PC or Windows Phone Connector for Mac installed. Open the program and select Update now. Your computer will download the update, install it onto your phone and let you know when it's ready.
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NEW YORK Feb 28 A federal jury in Manhattan on Thursday awarded Dish Network Corp $4.86 million in its lawsuit accusing sports programmer ESPN Inc of breaching a contract by giving better deals to rival distributors.
The award was far less than the $152 million that Dish had sought from ESPN, an affiliate of Walt Disney Co, and comes amid growing friction between distributors and program makers throughout the entertainment industry.
Filed in 2009, the lawsuit centered on the terms of distribution agreements that ESPN had negotiated with Dish and its competitors for channels including ESPN Classic, which shows re-runs of older sports events, and ESPN Deportes, a Spanish language channel.
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JACUZZI BOYS, THE COATHANGERS, THE SUNGLASSES Backed by thin scratchy guitar, pop-gun drums and tinny keyboard bursts, local quartet the Coathangers channel punky, atavistic bristle. Their shouted, team vocals flatten an oddball array of subjects with volume, exuberance, expletives and naïve charm. $8. 8:30 p.m. The Earl. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com. — Chris Parker
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Johann Sebastian Bach's sweet and pleasantly airy "Orchestral Suite No. 4" opens, in strong contrast to Anton Bruckner's broadly serious but often lyrical "Symphony No. 7" which concludes. Donald Runnicles conducts. Repeats SAT/8. $20-$75. 8 p.m. Symphony Hall. 404-733-5000. www.atlantasymphony.org. — Mark Gresham
SONS OF BILL, AMERICAN AQUARIUM Covering similar ground as Lucero with commensurately gruff vocals, American Aquairum's moved through traditional-minded Americana and Southern/country rock before settling into Springsteen-inflected country-soul for its latest, Dances for the Lonely, showcasing the group's finest chops and writing to date. $7. 10 p.m. Peachtree Tavern. 404-842-1700. www.peachtreetavern.com. — CP
HOLLYWEERD Atlanta hip-hop's infamous weirdos will be previewing their upcoming mixtape, Edible Phat 2.0, to be hosted and mixed by DJ Don Cannon. Call for price. 10 p.m. Lenny's. 404-577-7721. www.lennysbar.com. — Branden Roane
THE LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS You might not be able to understand a word he's singing between onstage athletics and other shenanigans, but the Shack Shakers' unhinged frontman and blues harpist, J.D. Wilkes, is impossible to take your eyes off of as he leads the band through its psychobilly paces. Intense, loud and wildly entertaining. $12. 9 p.m. The Earl. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com. — HH
ROBIN & LINDA WILLIAMS One of the purest folk duos in the business play a rare afternoon matinee show. They are the real deal, and the combination of great songs, sweet harmonies, and fine picking create the total package. NOTE EARLY TIME! $20-$100. 2 p.m. Eddie's Attic. 404-377-4976. www.eddiesattic.com. — James Kelly
ZZ TOP The little ol' band from Texas does larger-than-life concerts, loaded with deep blues and hard rocking good time tunes. Never straying too far from their signature sound, Top is as entertaining as you want them to be. $35-$65. 8 p.m. Chastain Park Amphitheater. 404-249-6400. www.ticketmaster.com. — JK
THE WILD, THE BACK POCKETS, SMALL TALK, GIANT LION Earnest and riled-up folk-punk shouters the Wild celebrate the release of their debut full-length, Set Ourselves Free (Asian Man Records). Ragtag performance art crew the Back Pockets also celebrate the release of a new EP. Fugazi-esque two-piece Small Talk and Giant Lion also perform. $5 (pay $10 and get a copy of the Wild's CD). 9 p.m. Wonder Root. 404-254-5955. www.wonderroot.org. – Chad Radford
BALKANS, FUTURE ISLANDS, LOWER DENS, #PHONEPUNK# Atlanta indie rock brats the Balkans celebrate the release of their "Bill Spills," "Leopard Print" b/w "Georganne" single via Double Phantom Records. Baltimore's Wham City synth pop affiliates Future Islands, Lower Dens, featuring avant-folk songstress Jana Hunter, and Atlanta's own #phonepunk# opens the show. $7. 9 p.m. 529. 404-228-6769. www.529atl.com. — CR
MUSICAATLANTA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Flutist James Zellers is featured in Bach's "Orchestral Suite No. 2." Violinist Kenn Wagner and pianist Daniel Schene solo in Mendelssohn's "Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra." Soprano Noa Bizansky performs art songs. $20 suggested donation. 2:30 p.m. Srochi Hall, Ahavath Achim Synagogue. 404-355-5222. www.aasynagogue.org. — MG
MINUS THE BEAR, EVEREST, YOUNG THE GIANT MTB's shifty arrangements are shaped by prog and math rock, infused with soothing Northwestern pop melodicism reminiscent of Death Cab and Modest Mouse. The group's latest, Omni, signals a new direction into soul and dancier, synth-driven tones. $20-$22.50. 8 p.m. Variety Playhouse. 404-524-7354. www.variety-playhouse.com. — CP
RYAN BINGHAM Struggling alt-country singer/songwriter Bingham hit the mainstream fast when he was featured in both the flick and soundtrack to Crazy Heart. As usual, his "overnight" success was anything but, and with two impressive albums and plenty of road miles under his belt, Bingham's whiskey scarred voice and stripped down alt-country seem far too idiosyncratic for prime time. Sold out. 9 p.m. Smith's Olde Bar. 404-875-1522. www.smithsoldebar.com. — HH
CORINNE BAILEY RAE, DANIEL MERRIWEATHER Finding oneself is hard after the tragic loss of a husband, but Rae returns to the stage and the love of her fans. Her beautiful voice and soft easy material is made for lovers, so there is a real poignancy in this event. Sold out. 8 p.m. Center Stage Theater. 404-885-1365. www.centerstage-atlanta.com. — JK
GROWING, LYONNAIS, BRAINWORLDS On tour in support of a brand-new Vice Records album, Pumps, Growing brings the noise in form of a busy but comforting, avant-garde post-industrial dub-type thing. Think Black Dice on Zoloft and you've got the vibe. Local acts Lyonnais and Brainworlds explore the shadowy regions where pop drone and experimental soundscapes converge. $10. 8:30 p.m. The Earl. 404-522-3950. www.badearl.com. — CR
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Skip to comments.When They Come For Your Guns, You Will Turn Them Over
Posted on 02/21/2014 10:37:55 AM PST by Rusty0604
The militarization of US police forces is ongoing and escalating. Many cities and towns now own tanks, armed personnel carriers, even attack helicopters, and almost all are outfitted with military weapons not available to the general public.
And, it is not just your hometown cops who are getting new boy-toys. The military itself is buying up weaponry not just for use in the current or next scheduled war, but to deal with the likes of you...
Also ignored (as if it didnt even exist) is the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 which generally bars the military from law enforcement activities within the United States.
According to Public Intelligence:
for the last two years, the Presidents Budget Submissions for the Department of Defense have included purchases of a significant amount of combat equipment, including armored vehicles, helicopters and even artillery, under an obscure section of the FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the purposes of homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities.
and the US government knows that civil uprisings are coming to a town near you just as soon as the fantasy of a healing economy is shattered, the US dollar fails, and unemployment goes to 30%+ in real numbers.
And, to you tough-talking Neo-Cons with your AR-15 rifles and a few thousand rounds of ammo, here is the reality: they will take your guns, and no, all your Second Amendment bluster aside, you are not going to do anything about it. You are not going to take on a platoon of Marines with state-of-the-art automatic weapons...
(Excerpt) Read more at dailyreckoning.com ...
Anyone who waits for their weapons to be confiscated, has waited too long to successfully use them.
All the talk on FR about "lost them in a boating accident" rather misses the point of why you have them to begin with.
I'm old enough to not care about dying. So if they come to my house trying to take my gold, you will have to take my lead first.
Daddy...where did you learn how to make claymores?
"If it's time to bury them, it's time to dig them up."
Then why are we still fighting in Afghanistan. Seems to me we should have walked over those guys.
This would be a spectacular event. Hell people shoot at LEO and other officials for a lot less.
"Many cities and towns now own tanks, armed personnel carriers, even attack helicopters, and almost all are outfitted with military weapons not available to the general public."
Like I've heard said more than once: "You gotta get out of the tank to take a crap sometime."
They probably wouldn't have the same restrictive rules of engagement.
Why, no... I won't.
I'm already on all the lists, old, sick, no offspring, local shrinks know me, country of my youth disappeared years ago, why would I?
The closer they are to us the closer they are to being ours!
There ain't no such thing, and yes, if the dem statists demanded their guns, the neo-con statists would surrender without a fight no doubt.
I realised that this guy was a know nothing Left wing moron when he made the stupid comment about Neo-cons.I didn't realise that you had to be a Neo-Con to believe in the Constitution.
I sure would hate to have this clown representing me in court.He should surrender his license to practice law.
I'm probably not as old as you. But when you look at how the left has turned this country and the rest of the world into a cesspool, I can think of worse things than going down in a hail of gunfire resisting totalitarianism.
Another story from someone who knows nothing about firearms.
If you buy an 80% receiver (usually an AR style) or a flat to bend yourself (usually an AK), there is no record of anything. The law specifically allows for building your own guns. The ATF does not consider an unfinished (lower) receiver (the only part recorded) a firearm.
The author is correct in that a conventional battle with police or armed forces is a loser for civilians, especially on the civilians' front doorsteps.
What the author fails to point out is that there are more effective alternatives to standoffs and conventional battles.
No, I will not-most of my family served in the military, so I was brought up to not be afraid to fight and die, if necessary...
"Anyone who waits for their weapons to be confiscated, has waited too long to successfully use them."
The police will begin the raids and a goodly percentage of the firearms out there (not involved in the initial raids) will just vanish — poof!
I've often said we've passed or are approaching the point of no return. However, incidents like Ukraine and Egypt make me think we're nowhere near the point of no return. The people of Iran were on the brink of overthrowing their government without any guns. Even if 99.9% of American gun owners submit, that leaves over 2,000,000 angry gun owners. What could 2,000,000 dedicated patriots do? Nothing if the government threw its full force into crushing them. But they couldn't, and even if they tried 2,000,000 would turn into 20,000,000 over night.
No, but those Marines took an oath to uphold the Constitution, and most of them are smart enough to know when their orders countervene the Constitution - don't tell the leftists.
Ever heard of asymmetrical warfare, Jim?
No of course not, that would be foolish, 1st rule of Warfare, YOU pick the time and place to fight the battle... Me and other gun owners might very well make a mental note of which local law enforcement are helping in these raids on our fellow gun owners and are obeying unconstitutional orders and pay them a "visit" at their homes, while they are having a nice quiet movie night with their families. And those well armed marines..., have to take off that body armor off and sit down to eat or sleep sometime, perhaps a "visit" while are group are eating at the local buffet and relaxing after a raid?
They could never get away with a USA wide forced confiscation. I don't believe the military would stand for it. At least the grand majority.
If you aren't going to use them at that point, you might as well toss them in the river.
Hiding weapons so they are found by a police state is liking hiding an umbrella, so that it doesn't get wet.
My neighborhood homeowner's association doesn't allow tanks or MRAPs in the subdivision.
The HOA is pretty darn militant...
We could have, if not for the orders from the top to play nice with the Taliban instead of utterly crush them.
A recurring theme in Scripture is God allowing the wicked to grow stronger and stronger so that when he destroys them their fall is even greater... and more humiliating in it's futility over against his awesome eternal power!
For those who DO turn them in..........
It doesn't end well. Think of the tens of THOUSANDS of US military POW's left to the commie gulags over that last few wars(Starting with WW I)!
Ya think OUR bunch of commies are BETTER?
Americans have been conditioned to passively accept a steady erosion of their personal liberty. The federal behemoth runs roughshod over them everyday and demands ever increasing compliance with an avalanche of new rules, taxes, regulations, intimidation and now personal surveillance on a level never before imagined. Most Americans are content to allow this creeping incursion of authority.
As far as resistance is concerned, its nearly impossible to get Americans off their couch to even attend a Tea Party rally. The Founding Fathers would be ashamed of us.
Don't bet your life on that.
And then the police stations will themselves be raided.
Not a good thing for the police to lose the public's trust.
Then many of those Marines with their powerful weapons would be switching sides.
Precisely. The article presumes that you will be waiting inside your house. That would be foolish. When confiscation starts, the place to respond is as far away from your premises as possible. Public roads can be a dangerous place.
Vest or no vest, .44 mag cast core will do in at least the first one. I aim center of mass, and then for the nuts.
Not only do they have to get out of tanks, but they have to get them from point A to point B, while hoping that its not a trap. Tanks without infantry support are just mobile coffins.
Wasn't there only pistols and molitov cocktails that held off the nazis in the Warsaw ghetto?
The Iranians were not going to overthrow the Islamic Republic without arms. That's why they were begging the US for aid in that arenaand Obama utterly refused.
Conventional battle with the military is a loser, not so with the police. Take a look at Ukraine, where SWAT teams are surrendering, and those aren't pissed off American patriots.
"...You are not going to take on a platoon of Marines..."
More likely it will be nine platoons of para-military Obamabots for a slice of the city and they will be taken on with 16 columns of militia.
As for the Marines, once some start going over to the other side...many will.
Disagree. Anybody who barricades themselves in with their firearms is looking for martyrdom. A few Martyrs are always useful to the cause, but those weapons eventually come out when targets of opportunity present.
ah. the sweet sound of leftist desparation.
The only one they'd get is the only one they know I have. And that's only because it's a 22 pistol and not worth lying about.
Many in the military should be prepared to have their own homes raided as they have their own personal weapons cached at home.
Well they allow that to happen?
In the beginning, the "shock and awe" isolated SWAT raids will succeed in taking down their opponents- conservatives, Christians veterans etc.
But there will be a tipping point that will force resistors groups underground, and then the resistance will counterattack asymmetrically using techniques that would likely be very effective. Just think of the number of firearms owned by the public, the number of highly trained veterans (snipers and explosives experts). The government tyrants and their families will not be safe in most areas of this country. Think also of the nerdy hackers that will take down computer, electrical and weapons systems.
I'm not talking about using them only when they come to "your door".
I'm talking about the need to use them when the start the confiscations, on your terms. Because yes, waiting until you are alone and surrounde is a bad idea.
What have you got against Jews owning guns?
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